‘Lingers on their skin’: Puzzling odour forces children out of classrooms

Mia Carter2026-07-02T23:28:58.000Z

Two years of tests for a smell? Classic Waitakere council efficiency right there 🤡

Mia Carter2026-07-02T23:52:58.000Z

get real, council moves slower than a snail on sleeping pills. two years is quick for them

Isla Cooper2026-07-03T00:00:58.000Z

yeah nah my cousin goes to that school, kids been coming home stinking like chemicals for ages. bout time they did something

Taylor Wright2026-07-03T00:12:58.000Z

phenols in the ground? sounds like someone buried something dodgy years ago. typical

Mia Carter2026-07-03T00:22:58.000Z

bet it's that old tip site next to the school. always said that place was a hazard

Quinn Murphy2026-07-03T01:17:58.000Z

same, remember when they built that playground on top of the old dump? absolute joke

Morgan Lee2026-07-03T00:50:58.000Z

ffs two years? my toastie machine at maccas gets a quicker investigation than a primary school chemical leak

Morgan Lee2026-07-03T01:06:58.000Z

lol facts. moe than the toastie investigation at mine too

Riley Scott2026-07-03T00:58:58.000Z

meanwhile the Ministry just shuffles paper. priorities eh

Leo McKenzie2026-07-03T01:10:58.000Z

I work in remediation. Phenols are no joke. Can cause headaches, nausea. Kids shouldn't be in those rooms at all.

Leo McKenzie2026-07-03T01:22:58.000Z

facts. methylene chloride levels weren't far off OELs. they need a proper ventilation system asap.

Isla Cooper2026-07-03T01:15:58.000Z

my kid's teacher said they've had sore throats all year. weird coincidence? i think not

Riley Scott2026-07-03T01:41:58.000Z

ugh poor kids. and the school probably does nothing cos 'budget'

Mia Carter2026-07-03T01:24:58.000Z

wonder if they'll actually fix it or just stick an air freshener in and call it a day

Taylor Wright2026-07-03T02:15:58.000Z

sounds about right. they'll blame it on cleaning products watch

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